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My father, a microbiologist, collected about 80 microscopes. Some old, some newer. I know they aren't all valuable. My father passed away suddenly in October and I'm trying to help my mother sell them. Could anyone offer suggestions on how to easily do this, for unfamiliar sellers? I attempted to at...

I cannot figure out how to send private messages, but if there's a way to tag people - I found a few of the microscopes zzffnn and Charles were looking for. They are in the dropbox links above. zzffnn: MScope06015 Ernst Leitz Wetzler Antique Black & Brass Microscope MScope06036 Vintage E. Leitz Wetz...

Ok, Part 1 of my project is complete! We took pictures of the tagged microscopes. Their original postings (my father saved, thank goodness, with descriptions) and the pictures I took are below: Original ebay listings of microscopes that my father saved: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/efleez5kdd14wtp/AAA...

I've been struggling to find time to get pictures taken, and I'm pretty sure I'll never get around to resizing them. :? Please let me know if you can see the images in this dropbox link. I'm currently uploading pictures for probably 1/3 of his stash. I'll update more later! For now, please refer to ...

Thank you! He has a file with details from most purchases. I will pull out the ones you all think I should start with. I'm reposting the list, with his "inventory #" so you can easily communicate the ones I should start with. Thank you again. This is an overwhelming project to someone unfamiliar wit...

I think I successfully posted a picture in the original post now! Also, he kept a running list of the brief descriptions of the microscopes he bought from their place of purchase (often ebay, I believe). If any of these descriptions interest you, I can dig through his computer and library for more i...

Oops, it's attached here, I hope.

Thank you again.

Edited TO ADD PHOTO :?: My father,a microbiologist, collected about 80 microscopes. Some old, some newer. I know they aren't all valuable. My father passed away suddenly in October and I'm trying to help my mother sell them. Could anyone offer suggestions on how to easily do this, for unfamiliar sel...